1976 US Open – Men's doubles

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions but only Ilie Năstase competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis. Vitas Gerulaitis and Ilie Năstase lost in the second round to Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Men's doubles
1976 US Open
Champion	Tom Okker Marty Riessen^[1]
Runner-up	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
Final score	6–4, 6–4^[2]
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher.

Seeds

1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (second round)
2.   Fred McNair /   Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
3.   Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
4.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (champions)
5.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (third round)
6.   Chico Hagey /   Nick Saviano (third round)
7.   Vitas Gerulaitis /   Ilie Năstase (second round)
8.   Arthur Ashe /   Charlie Pasarell (first round)
9.   Anand Amritraj /   Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
10.   Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (semifinals)
11.   Björn Borg /   Wojtek Fibak (second round)
12.   Ricardo Cano /   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (second round)
13. n.a.
14.   Jiří Hřebec /   Jan Kodeš (first round)
15.   Dick Stockton /   Roscoe Tanner (third round)
16.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Byron Bertram   Bernard Mitton	2	4
	10	Ray Ruffels   Allan Stone	6	6
								10	Ray Ruffels   Allan Stone	4	3
									Paul Kronk   Cliff Letcher	6	6
	3	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	5	6	1
		Paul Kronk   Cliff Letcher	7	4	6
																Paul Kronk   Cliff Letcher	4	4
															4	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	6
	9	Anand Amritraj   Vijay Amritraj	6	4	3
	4	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	2	6	6
								4	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	7
									Colin Dowdeswell   Chris Kachel	3	6
		Colin Dowdeswell   Chris Kachel	2	7	7
	2	Fred McNair   Sherwood Stewart	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6	6
		Á Betancur   J Velasco	7	1	1			1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	3	6
		B Bertram   B Mitton	6	6					B Bertram   B Mitton	4	6	7
		R Norberg   T Svensson	1	4												B Bertram   B Mitton	6	6
	16	J Alexander   P Dent	6	7	6											P Fleming   F Taygan	3	1
		L Gottfried   J McEnroe	7	6	3			16	J Alexander   P Dent	7	4	3
		W Brown   B Teacher	3	4					P Fleming   F Taygan	6	6	6
		P Fleming   F Taygan	6	6																			B Bertram   B Mitton	2	4
	5	B Lutz   S Smith	6	6																		10	R Ruffels   A Stone	6	6
		V Amaya   P DuPré	4	3				5	B Lutz   S Smith	6	6
		D Joubert   D Schneider	2	2					J Bartlett   N Fraser	0	1
		J Bartlett   N Fraser	6	6											5	B Lutz   S Smith	3	6	4
	10	R Ruffels   A Stone	6	6											10	R Ruffels   A Stone	6	3	6
		E Álvarez   B Prajoux	4	4				10	R Ruffels   A Stone	6	6
		S Krulevitz   T Waltke	6	3	3				D Bohrnstedt   M Mitchell	4	2
		D Bohrnstedt   M Mitchell	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6
		Tim Gullikson   Tom Gullikson	4	2				3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	5	6	6
		R Reid   R Thung	7	6					R Reid   R Thung	7	4	2
		A Gardiner   J James	6	1											3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6
	15	D Stockton   R Tanner	6	7											15	D Stockton   R Tanner	2	3
		O Bengtson   J McManus	1	6				15	D Stockton   R Tanner	7	4	6
		H Pfister   B Scanlon	6	6					H Pfister   B Scanlon	6	6	4
		D Crealy   K McMillan	3	3																		3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	5	6	1
	7	V Gerulaitis   I Năstase	6	6																			P Kronk   C Letcher	7	4	6
		H Günthardt   H Hoyt	4	4				7	V Gerulaitis   I Năstase	1	5
		P Kronk   C Letcher	6	7					P Kronk   C Letcher	6	7
		M Bahrami   M Fishbach	2	5												P Kronk   C Letcher	6	6	6
	14	J Hřebec   J Kodeš	4	1^r												P Cramer   M Estep	4	7	2
		P Cramer   M Estep	6	4					P Cramer   M Estep	6	6
		W Cashman   W Drake	2	6	2				T Moor   B Seewagen	4	2
		T Moor   B Seewagen	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		S Siegel   S Turner	1	2
		J Delaney   M Machette	6	6					J Delaney   M Machette	3	3
		I El Shafei   B Fairlie	5	3				9	A Amritraj   V Amritraj	6	6
	9	A Amritraj   V Amritraj	7	6											9	A Amritraj   V Amritraj	7	5	7
		M Santana   E Scott	3	4											6	R Case   G Masters	5	7	5
		C Hagey   N Saviano	6	6					C Hagey   N Saviano	6	5
		S Ball   K Warwick	6	6	1			6	R Case   G Masters	7	7
	6	R Case   G Masters	7	3	6																	9	A Amritraj   V Amritraj	6	4	3
		N Špear   B Taróczy	3	3																		4	T Okker   M Riessen	2	6	6
		C Graebner   F Stolle	6	6					C Graebner   F Stolle	6	6
		B Manson   B Walts	4	2				11	B Borg   W Fibak	3	4
	11	B Borg   W Fibak	6	6												C Graebner   F Stolle	4	7	3
		T Kakulia   A Metreveli	6	2	6										4	T Okker   M Riessen	6	6	6
		Á Fillol   J Fillol	3	6	4				T Kakulia   A Metreveli	4	3
		J Andrew   R Benavides	2	0				4	T Okker   M Riessen	6	6
	4	T Okker   M Riessen	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		F Pála   B Phillips-Moore	1	7	0
		C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	6	5	6				C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	w/o
		C Dibley   S Menon	3	6	4			12	R Cano   H-J Pohmann
	12	R Cano   H-J Pohmann	6	4	6											C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	6	6
		T Palafox   P Rennert	2	3												I Țiriac   G Vilas	2	4
		P Fishbach   R Moore	6	6					P Fishbach   R Moore	3	6	4
		I Țiriac   G Vilas	6	6					I Țiriac   G Vilas	6	4	6
	8	A Ashe   C Pasarell	2	4																			C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	2	7	7
		E Friedler   J Karzen	4	6	3																	2	F McNair   S Stewart	6	5	6
		H Fitzgibbon   H Richardson	6	3	6				H Fitzgibbon   H Richardson	0^r
		M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6					M Edmondson   J Marks	4
		T Martinez   T Noonan	1	3												M Edmondson   J Marks	7	6	6
		J Feaver   J Lloyd	6	6	6										2	F McNair   S Stewart	5	7	7
		M Cahill   J Whitlinger	7	4	3				J Feaver   J Lloyd	2	4
		J Ganzábal   J-L Haillet	6	3	2			2	F McNair   S Stewart	6	6
	2	F McNair   S Stewart	3	6	6

References

1. "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1976". nytimes.com.
2. "Connors Defeats Borg for Open Crown". nytimes.com.

External links

• ATP main draw
• 1976 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation